3 Charged in Assaults on Cambodian Opposition MPs

Three Cambodian men who say they were involved in attacks on opposition lawmakers last week have been formally charged by a court in Phnom Penh. The suspects, Chay Sarith, Mao Hoeurn and Suth Vanny, turned themselves in to police Tuesday afternoon, claiming to be the assailants of lawmakers Nhay Chamroeun and Kong Saphea. Last week’s attacks, which followed anti-opposition protests endorsed by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), took place outside parliament and in view of...

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